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Hamish McKenzie
@hamishmckenzie
We ended the freelance contract that Substack was paying on behalf of the writers, but that’s all. Sam wasn’t banned from the platform or anything like that. Still…
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thielman.bsky.social
@samthielman
I hate—HATE—discoursing about my job, but I thought it was important to note that @SubstackInc took away all my freelance work with them because that was the only way they could retaliate against @attackerman for moving FOREVER WARS to Ghost. foreverwars.ghost.io/substack-retal
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Richard Lawler
@rjcc
if locking him out of the accounts he used isn't a ban from the platform, could you explain what being banned from the platform would be like and how it's different?
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Hamish McKenzie
@hamishmckenzie
I believe he was referring to the accounts of the writers he worked with — i.e. he lost edit access. He retains full access to his own accounts. We would never lock someone out of their own accounts (as long as they comply with our terms of service).
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Mark Simon
@MarkSimonHK
Why does it matter? Should not matter one bit who makes a commercial decision, it is the decision of the company. And the company reversed the decision.
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Greg Ferenstein
@ferenstein
Kudos for this message and for taking the high road , even when the author implies that your org represents, in his words, “scumbags”. It’s inspiring to see your and substacks leadership continually choose kindness and generosity
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